Hedsor

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Hedsor

Population	95
OS grid reference	SU915865
Parish	Hedsor
District	Wycombe
Shire county	Buckinghamshire
Region	South East
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	HIGH WYCOMBE
Postcode district	HP10
Post town	MAIDENHEAD
Postcode district	SL6
Post town	BOURNE END
Postcode district	SL8
Dial code	01628
Police	Thames Valley
Fire	Buckinghamshire
Ambulance	South Central
UK Parliament	Beaconsfield
European Parliament	South East England
List of places: UK • England • Buckinghamshire

Hedsor is a small village in Buckinghamshire, England. It is located in the very south of the county, near the River Thames and Bourne End.

The village name is Anglo Saxon in origin, and means 'Hædde's cliff' referring to the position of the village on a cliff overlooking the Thames.

Hedsor House was anciently in the de Hedsor family, who took their name from the village. It was they who owned it at the time of the Domesday Book in 1086. The modern manor house however (built in 1778) stands on a hill in the village, commanding an excellent view of the Thames and of Berkshire beyond. References to the Manor of Hedsor can be found from 1166 when the Estate was owned by the de Hedsor Family. In 1583 Rowland Hynd built a new Tudor Manor House at Hedsor which was badly damaged by fire in 1795 and eventually demolished in 1865. At about this time the Architect James Knowles was commissioned by the fourth Lord Boston to design a new house at Hedsor. Hedsor House remained as the Boston's magnificent stately home until the early 20th Century , during which time Queen Victoria was said to be a frequent visitor to house and its beautiful surrounding parkland.

The parish church is dedicated to Saint Nicholas.

The Government Factfile below, describes 'the nationally important Historic Park of Hedsor House...'

[edit] Village, or Parish?

Some postal addresses (such as that for Hedsor House, postcode SL6 0HX) are listed by Royal Mail as being in the nearby village of Taplow, while others (such as the local church, Saint Nicholas, postcode SL8 5RU) are given as Bourne End. Hedsor, while being a parish, is still marked on maps as a distinct village however even though Royal Mail doesn't recognise it as such.